Fined 45k over a tweet he just replied to…. Via The Telegraph Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been fined £45,000 after being found guilty of improper conduct over comments he made relating to the John Terry racism trial on Twitter. Ferdinand appeared to endorse a Tweet by another user of the social networking site which described Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, who gave evidence on behalf of Terry in the trial, as a “choc ice”, a term understood to mean someone who is black […]

The FA (Football Association) has decided to charge footballer Rio Ferdinand for acknowledging a tweet from a Twitter follower earlier this month which described fellow player Ashley Cole as a “choc-ice”. Cole was called a “sell out” and a “choc ice” after defending low life team-mate and “good friend” John Terry during his racism trial. Terry had been accused of racially abusing QPR player Anton Ferdinand (Rio’s brother) during a game in October 2011. He admitted to calling Ferdinand a “f**king black […]

Since giving evidence in defence of his team mate and “good friend” John Terry at his racism trial last week (click here if you missed it) where Terry admitted to calling QPR player Anton Ferdinand a “f*cking black c*nt” during a match on October 2011, footballer Ashley Cole has been called every name under the sun including a “sell out” and a “choc ice”. But Shoe Shine Cole has received a lot of support from the mainstream media who up until his appearance at Westminster […]

……… In an interview with CNN FIFA President Sebb Blatter was asked if racism exists in football and he replied, ‘I would deny it. There is no racism, there is maybe one of the players towards another, he has a word or a gesture which is not the correct one, but also the one who is affected by that, he should say that this is a game. ‘We are in a game, and at the end of the game, we shake hands, […]

The only people to benefit from this mess are Rio’s lawyers. Via The Daily Mail Married England footballer Rio Ferdinand’s attempts to suppress details of a long-term affair were crushed in the High Court yesterday – leaving him with a £500,000 bill. In a landmark victory for press freedom, a judge ruled that banning publication would not be in the public interest. Mr Justice Nicol said that Ferdinand, a former England captain, had a duty to maintain high standards ‘on and off […]

Stalker Susanne Ibru Susanne Ibru who stalked Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand and his family has been jailed for 10 weeks and put on a restraining order for 10 years. Via Mirror Football Susanne Ibru, 38, appeared at Crewe Magistrates’ Court after being convicted of harassment of the Manchester United and England star last month. The defendant was living in Peckham, south London, when she made three 400-mile round trips to Ferdinand’s home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, on February 21 last year, […]

Seriously why Susanne… WHY???? Via The Daily Mirror A woman who repeatedly turned up at the home of Premier League footballer Rio Ferdinand was convicted today of harassment. Stalker Susanne Ibru, 38, twice disturbed the Manchester United player and his wife while they were asleep, claiming she needed to speak to him. She was convicted at Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court in her absence. Ibru conducted her own defence and questioned England star Ferdinand in the witness box, telling him as he left the court: “I’ll […]